The First Session of the 58th Legislature

January 4-15, 2027: Legislation may be prefiled
January 19: Opening day (noon)
February 18: Deadline for introduction
March 20: Session ends (noon)
April 9: Legislation not acted upon by governor is pocket vetoed*
June 18: Effective date of legislation not a general appropriation bill or a bill carrying an emergency clause or other specified date
*Dependent on 2026 Constitutional Amendment outcome

BlueSky Profile

Anti-bullying bill in Senate honors suicide victim (SF New Mex)

Subscribe

Anti-bullying bill in Senate honors suicide victim

  • Dolores Marquez, left, and Jacqueline Vigil are the grandmother and mother of the late Carlos Vigil. Carlos killed himself age 17 because his family says he was bullied by other kids. A state senator wants to establish a board in Carlos’ name that would fund anti-bullying programs across New Mexico. Milan Simonich/The New Mexican

Posted: Monday, February 23, 2015 7:00 pm | Updated: 11:50 pm, Mon Feb 23, 2015.

Anti-bullying bill in Senate honors suicide victim By Milan Simonich
The New Mexican SantaFeNewMexican.com | 1 comment

Jacqueline Vigil says her son was bullied to death.

In adolescence, Carlos Vigil was husky and he wore glasses. He had a teenager’s typical problems with his skin. Taunting and intimidation made growing up in Los Lunas harder than perhaps anyone understood.

On a summer day in 2013 at age 17, Carlos took his own life. Now, his name and memory are synonymous with a political movement.

Read more here: http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/legislature/anti-bullying-bill-in-senate-honors-suicide-victim/article_f9e1d68f-13e4-5d11-950b-1f5c083d681b.html